Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs

Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs

Record amounts of renewable energy are driving coal from the power grid,cutting emissions and electricity costs.

  • byMike Foley

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Andrew Forrest is flying the flag for wind farms,but they face stiff headwinds

Andrew Forrest is flying the flag for wind farms,but they face stiff headwinds

More than other renewables,wind projects and the transmission lines needed to carry their power impose themselves on the landscape.

  • byNick O'Malley
‘Get to yes or no as quickly as possible’:Bowen wants fast decisions on renewables

‘Get to yes or no as quickly as possible’:Bowen wants fast decisions on renewables

The climate change minister wants all levels of government to speed up planning decisions,but would not comment on Tanya Plibersek’s veto of Victoria’s planned wind-farm port.

  • byNick O'Malley
Wind farm fight blows up as Victoria accuses federal government of failing to back state projects
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Wind farm fight blows up as Victoria accuses federal government of failing to back state projects

Victoria’s climate minister Lily D’Ambrosio says the federal government rejected her pitch to join forces to develop a critical wind turbine facility.

  • byMike Foley
Australia ‘risks climate tech exodus’ unless it follows US model

Australia ‘risks climate tech exodus’ unless it follows US model

The Albanese government is being urged to reconsider its resistance to creating a Joe Biden-style Inflation Reduction Act.

  • byDavid Swan
Tipping point for electric vehicles as sales boom

Tipping point for electric vehicles as sales boom

Strong sales show Australia can catch up with global EV growth to decarbonise the transport sector in time for the 2050 target.

  • byMike Foley
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Albo’s economic report card:Must try harder to secure our future

Albo’s economic report card:Must try harder to secure our future

The government is making an each-way bet when it comes to dealing with the energy transition – and that’s a big problem.

  • byRoss Gittins
Tighter noxious pollution limits coming for petrol,diesel cars

Tighter noxious pollution limits coming for petrol,diesel cars

The Albanese government says the new standards from December 2025 will save lives and cut health costs.

  • byMike Foley
Heat on electricity grid as coal exits faster than forecast

Heat on electricity grid as coal exits faster than forecast

The agency tasked with keeping the lights on says coal power stations will shut down quicker than their owners are expecting.

  • byMike Foley
COP28 ends with tears,and a historic deal on transition away from fossil fuels

COP28 ends with tears,and a historic deal on transition away from fossil fuels

The end of the negotiations came suddenly,a day after the talks were to have ended and after two marathon nights of tough discussions between rival voting blocs.

  • byNick O'Malley
COP28 talks on the cusp of failure with bitter divide over the future of fossil fuels

COP28 talks on the cusp of failure with bitter divide over the future of fossil fuels

There had been hope that the final agreement would include language that specifically addressed the key cause of emissions and climate change – the burning of fossil fuels.

  • byNick O'Malley